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Is it worth having a gas connection for self build house?
SteamyTea replied to Wadrian's topic in Central Heating (Radiators)
Are you thinking of having gas central heating? Or wondering about resale? Really comes down to the financial numbers. -
Someone I know (not a friend).
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"We are making alot of power off the roof yesterday 551kw Today with this as part 1267kw so far since 3pm yesterday. At the moment we are using the power for flat no import as waiting documents for power company. Felt strange using washer without cost to us."
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Gets the nail varnish off as well.
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Have you tried the three easy to get hold of solvents? Acetone White Spirit Methylated Spirit
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Quick online quotes for pitched roof windows?
SteamyTea replied to Crofter's topic in Windows & Glazing
Why do you want Velux, is it room in roof? Have a word with @craig, he is the go to man about glazing. -
Newbie borehole-related water questions
SteamyTea replied to Kevin Dawson's topic in General Plumbing
https://www.agroserve.co.uk/product-range/milking-parlour-cleaners/ -
You gave to put that assumption on a CO2/Environmental basis. Everything we do will have an environmental impact somewhere, just that some damage is very visible i.e. slash and burn agricultural policies, and others are not i.e. the slow rise in global temperatures. Generally, product miles are tiny part of the problem.
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https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Introductory_Chemistry_(CK-12)/23%3A_Electrochemistry/23.01%3A_Direct_Redox_Reactions Best to keep copper and zinc separate.
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Welcome. Where in Dorset, used to live there, and spent my youth at university there, but then it was just a HE college.
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Advantage of an induction hob.
SteamyTea replied to SteamyTea's topic in Kitchen & Household Appliances
We have propane at work. 9 kW burners, though I have a feeling that gets delayed when running on bottles (similar to chefs). I find gas brilliant for heating up pan handles. H&S says to turn the handle away from the front of the range, so I swivel it around 180°, right over the back burner that has been left alight. Old jokes are the best. I do find in a commercial kitchen, gas very wasteful, once lit, it stays lit till close. -
Where is the kWh price heading in 2022?
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Most charge, you must be desperate to get views. -
Right, I had a brainstorm. My original spreadsheet to look at the effects of ventilation strategies was too complicated. So I have reduced it to the basic minimums of natural ventilation (the holes your builder leaves you with) and mechanical ventilation (what you choose). The only things you really have to find out is the total treated (heated) volume of your building, the number of air changes (both natural and forced), the mean, local, air temperature (Met Office is useful here), how warm you like your house, some information about the MVHR efficiency, never trust the manufactures numbers, be sensible about it and that is about it. I have only just knocked this up, so there may be errors, but you can see the formula, and edit them if you unlock the sheet. Hope it helps. ACH and OAT Thermal Losses (excel).xlsx
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Where is the kWh price heading in 2022?
SteamyTea replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Yes, I saw that as well. How are they going to view all our security cameras when they have cut all our power. -
There is this on the gov.uk site. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/TR050006/TR050006-000310-Doc%205.2%20-%20ES%20Desc%20and%20Alts%20App%202.1%20-%20CEMP.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwie8cPv0KqNAxXBVUEAHUBHAssQFnoECH0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0kotOFx7na0J8i86kpiEgY
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In the old days, we just chained bikes to downpipes. Occasionally, it was my own bike.
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Cocaine and hooker.
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Had a quick skim though. I notice no mention of what torque setting are used for the bolting, and if any anti-shake devices are used. I am not sure how important this is on buildings, but on automotive/marine/aviation/machinery i.e. dynamic structures, it becomes important for reliability. This really comes down to what 'bolting' is used for. Bolts clamp, screws don't.
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Assuming that is the company previously known as Western Power, then I think it is standard policy to fit 3 phase by default. 3 phase does give you the advantage of connecting up to 16A of PV on each phase, so 11.5 kWp without special permission.
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Advantage of an induction hob.
SteamyTea replied to SteamyTea's topic in Kitchen & Household Appliances
Bit bored while waiting for rest of supper to cook. Thought I would post up a short video of my milk based pepper sauce. Amazing how even it heats, especially as it is a very cheap hob, with extremely cheap pan. VID_20250515_190830148.mp4
